Poster Awards

The Honors Transfer Council of California recognizes the top research posters with an award accompanied by a cash prize. Posters will be judged on visual presentation, creativity, originality and reflection of sound scholarship. First, second, and third-place awards will be given for research posters in the categories of “Social Sciences and Humanities” and “Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Mathematics.”

Outstanding Abstract Awards

These awards are conferred by the HTCC to four or more students who have submitted top-rated abstracts describing their conference presentation. The abstracts are judged on organization, quality of writing, and originality and importance of the research. The most highly ranked Outstanding Abstract earns the HTCC Director’s Award (see below).

HTCC Exemplary Achievement Scholarships

The Honors Transfer Council of California gives a number of awards (two maximum per college) to students graduating this year who show extraordinary improvement in scholarship, especially related to performance in an honors program. Students must be nominated by their honors director/coordinator. These students display exceptional perseverance in overcoming obstacles to success in college or in an honors program. They have given outstanding service to their college or community or distinguished themselves as leaders in cultural or athletic activities. Finally, their application essays reveal a high quality of thought and expression.

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Exemplary Achievement Awards (in no particular order):

Arus Grigoryan, Los Angeles City College

Amber Lipsey, Pasadena City College

Amanda Leong, Pasadena City College

Gerardo Guerra, Santa Ana College

Juliet Gutierrez, Santa Ana College

Marwa Nouristani, Irvine Valley College

Hedieh Sorouri, Irvine Valley College

Jesse Gutierrez, Long Beach City College

Yasmin Thompson, Long Beach City College

Pragya Dhoot, Cypress College

Veronica Reynoso, Cypress College

Margaux Hingey, MiraCosta College

Jonathan Broberg, MiraCosta College

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Natalie Madrid, Mt. San Antonio College

Jessica Palominos, Mt. San Antonio College

Lorraine Limón, Saddleback College

Tania Solano Cervantes, Saddleback College

Mursal Sidiqi, Julie Song, Chaffey College

Victoria Mendez, Mt. San Jacinto College

Ellie Baeza, Mt. San Jancinto College

Kristy Beck, Crafton Hills College

Victoria Karalun, Crafton Hills College

Brandon Hirano, El Camino College

Alina Khan, El Camino College

Angele (Eve) Zheng, Citrus College

Layla Jimenez, Citrus College

Juan Lara Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Juan Lara created a scholarship in order to give special honor to a student who has overcome great financial, personal, cultural or other obstacles to achieve significant success as an honor student. Candidates for this award have been nominated by their honors directors for the Exemplary Achievement Scholarship. In conferring this award, we also honor the memory of Juan Lara, the former Assistant Vice Chancellor of UC Irvine, who was always a generous supporter of this conference and of our efforts to serve community college honors students. As an energetic and inspirational Director for the UCI Center for Educational Partnerships, Dr. Lara created opportunities for countless non-traditional students, leading them to seek – and attain – the highest success in their academic lives and career.

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Alina Khan, El Camino College

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THE HTCC DIRECTOR’S AWARD

The Honors Transfer Council of California awards its Director’s Award annually to thestudent who has submitted the finest presentation abstract and has been judged as exemplifying the qualities of an outstanding honors student. The Director’s Award is the highest academic honor HTCC bestows on a student.

The Director’s Award, created to recognize and reward student excellence, also honors each year a vital director who is a member of the Honors Transfer Council of California. This person has made an outstanding contribution to the students in his or her honors program as well as to the HTCC – and thus to all the students served by this organization.